Inch-pounds (in⋅lb)
The inch-pound is 1/12 of a pound-foot, used for small fasteners, bicycle parts, electronics and firearms scope mounts.
Convert inch-pounds to any torque unit
1 inch-pound = 0.112984829 newton meters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Inch-pound (plural: inch-pounds)
- Symbol
- in⋅lb
- Measures
- Torque / Moment
- System
- Common
- Equals
- 0.112984829028 newton meters
- Definition
- 1/12 pound-foot (about 0.113 N·m).
- Also written
- lbf·in, in-lbs
1 inch-pound in other units
| Newton meters | 0.112984829 N⋅m |
| Pound-feet | 0.08333333333 lb⋅ft |
| Kilogram-force meters | 0.0115212462 kgf⋅m |
What is an inch-pound?
The inch-pound is 1/12 of a pound-foot, used for small fasteners, bicycle parts, electronics and firearms scope mounts.
Where the inch-pound sits among torque units
The inch-pound is number 9 of 17 on our scale of torque units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Inch-pounds in real life
- Scope ring screws are torqued to about 15–25 in·lb
- Spark plugs (aluminum heads) are about 150–250 in·lb
Top inch-pound conversions
Common amounts of inch-pounds
- 0.25 in⋅lb
- 0.5 in⋅lb
- 0.75 in⋅lb
- 1 in⋅lb
- 1.5 in⋅lb
- 2 in⋅lb
- 2.5 in⋅lb
- 3 in⋅lb
- 4 in⋅lb
- 5 in⋅lb
- 6 in⋅lb
- 7 in⋅lb
- 8 in⋅lb
- 9 in⋅lb
- 10 in⋅lb
- 11 in⋅lb
- 12 in⋅lb
- 13 in⋅lb
- 14 in⋅lb
- 15 in⋅lb
- 16 in⋅lb
- 17 in⋅lb
- 18 in⋅lb
- 19 in⋅lb
- 20 in⋅lb
- 21 in⋅lb
- 22 in⋅lb
- 23 in⋅lb
- 24 in⋅lb
- 25 in⋅lb
- 26 in⋅lb
- 27 in⋅lb
- 28 in⋅lb
- 29 in⋅lb
- 30 in⋅lb
- 31 in⋅lb
- 32 in⋅lb
- 33 in⋅lb
- 34 in⋅lb
- 35 in⋅lb
- 36 in⋅lb
- 37 in⋅lb
- 38 in⋅lb
- 39 in⋅lb
- 40 in⋅lb
- 41 in⋅lb
- 42 in⋅lb
- 43 in⋅lb
- 44 in⋅lb
- 45 in⋅lb
- 46 in⋅lb
- 47 in⋅lb
- 48 in⋅lb
- 49 in⋅lb
- 50 in⋅lb
- 60 in⋅lb
- 70 in⋅lb
- 80 in⋅lb
- 90 in⋅lb
- 100 in⋅lb
- 150 in⋅lb
- 200 in⋅lb
- 250 in⋅lb
- 300 in⋅lb
- 400 in⋅lb
- 500 in⋅lb
- 750 in⋅lb
- 1,000 in⋅lb
Convert inch-pounds to all 16 other units
Common
Metric
US & imperial
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Frequently asked questions
What is an inch-pound?
The inch-pound is 1/12 of a pound-foot, used for small fasteners, bicycle parts, electronics and firearms scope mounts.
How is the inch-pound defined?
1/12 pound-foot (about 0.113 N·m).
How many newton meters are in an inch-pound?
One inch-pound equals 0.112984829 newton meters.
How many pound-feet are in an inch-pound?
One inch-pound equals 0.08333333333 pound-feet.
How many kilogram-force meters are in an inch-pound?
One inch-pound equals 0.0115212462 kilogram-force meters.